pattricia Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I mean will they ? We always seem to send money abroad to disasters occurring in other countries, so will they send money to our victims of the floods ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 I somehow dont think so ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Well, no. Most can afford insurance or the state will assist in some capacity. I dont recall money hurtling towards Japan after a thwacking great tsunami (although rescue teams did go). Dont recall money going to america either, and their floods were ever so slightly worse. When large portions of Bangladesh get washed away lots of people die and are made homeless. Then disease kicks in. In this country, mainly a few hundred households get their carpet wet and a few caravans get washed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harestone Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 As above, flooding isn't anything like as bad here as in the countries you see reported on tv so outside help isn't needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem8634 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 We have the infrastructure to cope and to ensure that negative consequences are kept to a minimum so a comparison with the developing world would be unfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 We have the infrastructure to cope and to ensure that negative consequences are kept to a minimum so a comparison with the developing world is unfair. It is more than unfair. I'd say it was ridiculous, insensetive and a touch provocative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem8634 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 It is more than unfair. I'd say it was ridiculous, insensetive and a touch provocative. Agreed, I was being deliberately moderate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I somehow dont think so ! Why should they give us money when we can fritter hundreds of billions away on a replacement for Trident submarines? We aren't poor. The government just threw away £75million on an election that nobody wanted so why should other countries give us charity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygardener Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 If you don't get the begging bowl out then nobodys going to put anything in it. And we don't, yet thankfully, have a begging bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Why should they give us money when we can fritter hundreds of billions away on a replacement for Trident submarines? We aren't poor. The government just threw away £75million on an election that nobody wanted so why should other countries give us charity? You could argue we shouldn't give money to Pakistan as they have nuclear weapons. We give them money flood/earthquake or nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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